Jastrow Robert Editor (6 results)

Condition: Very Good. Very Good. 1984 Little Brown and Company. Masters of Modern Science Series. Trade paperback. 327 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Selections and commentary by Kenneth Korey. Series editor: Robert Jastrow.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Covers faded along edges, front free end paper torn at hinge, binding tight, pages bright and clean - very good+. Dust jacket scuffed, some soiling, one small tear.

hardcover. Condition: Fine. First printing. New York,: the Macmillan Co., 1960, First printing. hardcover. Fine/good +. Quarto, black cloth covers, 160 pages. Dust jacket chipped at corners, slightly sunned at spine. 092108B.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. New York: The Hearst Corporation, 1982. The March, 1982 issue of Science Digest, Volume 90, Number 3. Quarto, illustrated stapled wraps, 120 pp. Near Fine - very near fine, with just micro points of edge wear and some age-toning to the newsprint portion of the textblock (one section of the pages in Science Digest at this time in its life was printed on newsprint, and invariably shows some modest toning), and that's about it. See scans. See scanned image of contents page for detail on the diversified articles on Space Profits; Mysterious Fountains of Space; Arthur C. Clarke; Supergene; Digital Age; Brain Builders; Sexual Choice; Lost Treasure of Anton van Leeuwenhoek; and many more items. See scans. L-pr3.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. New York: The Hearst Corporation, 1982. The June, 1982 issue of Science Digest, Volume 90, Number 6. Quarto, illustrated stapled wraps, 112 pp. Very Good Plus; some edge wear, notable only at lower left of front cover, and one small closed cut at right edge of cover. See scans. One section of the pages in Science Digest at this time in its life was printed on newsprint; that section invariably shows some modest age-toning, as is the case here. Articles include Battle For the Moon, The New Frontier of Sex Research, The Secrets of Flight, The Thinking Computer, Asteroid on Trial, The Human Machine, The 6,500-Mile-Wide Telescope, Defying the Wind, The Earth Is Burning, Amazing Laser Rocks, Ancient Food of the Future, The Legendary Ostrich People, The Moron Scandal, and more items (see scan of contents page). The original painting for the illustration of the "Battle For the Moon" article in this issue (see scan), a work by Tom Leonard, is also available, separately; inquire. L-pr3.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Printing [Stated]. Quarto. [6], 160, [2] pages. Illustrations. Figures. Charts. Tables. References. Name Index. Subject Index. Ink inscription from editor on front flyleaf. Inscription reads "with the compliment of the editor." Slight discoloration to flyleaves and DJ soiled and edges worn, small tears, small chips missing. Robert Jastrow (September 7, 1925 - February 8, 2008) was an American astronomer and planetary physicist. Robert Jastrow was Director and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mount Wilson Institute. Dr. Jastrow received his Ph.D. degree in theoretical physics from Columbia University. He joined NASA in 1958 and was a prominent figure in the American space program from its inception. Dr. Jastrow was the first chairman of NASA's Lunar Exploration Committee, which established the scientific goals for the exploration of the Moon during the Apollo lunar landings. In 1961, Dr. Jastrow set up NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. He served as director of the Goddard Institute until his retirement from NASA in 1981. In recognition of his work in NASA, Dr. Jastrow received the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement and the Arthur S. Fleming Award for Outstanding Service in the U.S. Government. Dr. Jastrow hosted more than 100 CBS-TV network programs on space science. He was the special guest of NBC-TV with Wernher von Braun for the Apollo-Soyuz flights, and he was the featured guest of the Today show on the 10th anniversary of the landing on the Moon. Dr. Jastrow's articles have appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Atlantic Monthly, and Scientific American. "The National Academy of Sciences . had previously published . [these papers] in the Journal of geophysical research (August and November numbers, 1959). Among the contributors are: Fred L. Whipple, James A. Van Allen, N. C. Christofilos, Harold Urey, Gerard Kuiper, and Homer Newell. Among the topics are Solid particles, Solar System, Magnetic Fields, Solar Corona, Interplanetary Space, Corpuscular Radiation, Argus Experiment, Space Research, Rocket Astronomy, Satellites, Space Vehicles, and Space Sciences.